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I realized this week that my CPU is almost 12 years old!

It's an AMD FX-8150 8core @3.6 (recently overclocked to 4ghz). It's still a good chip for my needs, but eep. I had no idea I bought it that long ago.

I really want to replace it, but that would require a new mobo, too. which I suppose wouldn't be a bad thing...

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AMD was comparable to (and occasionally better than) Intel before, but now? Ever since they bought ATI, they've just spiraled: virtually everything they've produced has lagged behind.

However: the Ryzen seems to break this trend, so maybe there's hope yet?

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anachronism much?

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seriously though: gtx970ssc + amd8150?

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  • 6
    7y
    "Tag order not guaranteed."
  • 0
    7y
    When I look at the benchmarks and that intel needed to create an i9. YES
  • 5
    7y
    I have always wanted to meet a time traveler
  • 2
    7y
    I habe a 6300 ANF it's still going strong as well lol
  • 1
    7y
    @wolt Shit, yes. That's what I meant to type.
  • 6
    7y
    The Ryzen seems great, I have not tested it personally, but I am looking into buying an AMD Threadripper after the release this month.
    It's great that finally AMD is back.
    And how fucking strong it is back.
    They sonewhat forced Intel to drop prices massively...

    I'd recomment buying a Ryzen.
  • 2
    7y
    Ryzen GPU passthrough:
    https://youtu.be/aLeWg11ZBn0

    For desktop
    Threadripper

    I want it!
  • 0
    7y
    Got an intel cpu from 2011. Works fine, doesn't annoy me. Will stay until it does.
  • 1
    7y
    I bought 2 Ryzen 7 systems recently.

    They're amazing, especially for development. Parallel unit tests? Burn through them! Compiling code while watching YouTube while running some database script? No problem! I was surprised how noticeable the real life difference was for (multitasking) development stuff, compared to an i7 I also built recently.

    I ran into quite a few problems building it though, with incompatible bios versions and memory. So if you're going to DIY, it would be best to buy a preselected "upgrade bundle" (cpu/mobo/ram) at a webshop with a good return service.
  • 2
    7y
    Oh and if you plan to run Linux on your new computer, make sure you upgrade to a bleeding edge kernel (4.12 or 4.13) before transferring your boot disk.

    Some distros — Debian/Ubuntu/Mint for example — are conservative with kernel upgrades, and the latest chips on both sides really need a sparkling new kernel.
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